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Jingzhou Overview

Total area of Jinzhou is 14,100 square kilometers, among which plains and lake districts are about 78.8%, hilly areas and low-relief terrain are 21.2% and agricultural acreage is 431,500 hectares. It is a key port city in middle reach of Changjiang River, a textile industry base in China, a production base of cottons, grains and cooking oil and it is also a fresh water fishery base. It is reputed as “a cultural area”, “a land of milk and honey” and “tourist resort”.

Jinzhou was one of the main arteries of traffic in China and a distributing center of goods and materials from time immemorial. It has good transport facilities no matter by land, by water or by air.

Jinzhou is a city with deep cultural deposits and rich historical legends. When in Jinzhou, you may hear about many famous stories happened in the period of Three Kingdoms, such as, “Liubei borrowing Jinzhou”, “Guanyu losing Jinzhou because of his carelessness”. And those stories make Jinzhou more famous.

A bridge in Changjiang River connects two parts of Jinzhou city. The River Han flows in the north part of the city. There are numerous rivers and densely covered lakes in Jinzhou. Wishui Scenic Area in Songzi, Honghu Scenic Area and Zhongshan Park in Shashi are good places for visitors.

District Number: 0716

Post Number: 434000

Jinzhou has jurisdiction over 2 districts (Jinzhou and Shashi), 3 counties (Gong’an, Jianli and Jianglin) and takes over 3 county-level cities (Songzi, Shishou and Honghu).